THE TELLING

Registered charity 1181802 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE TELLING MUSIC

The Telling advances the arts & education for public benefit bya) giving high quality concerts & performances all over the UK & forming residencies in areas where little early music takes placeb) work with young people in schools & amateur singers & instrumentalists from a variety of walks of life, introducing them to new repertoire & enabling them to develop their musical skills.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THROUGH THE PROMOTION, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BY PRESENTING HISTORICALLY-AWARE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, TALKS AND RECORDINGS USING PERIOD INSTRUMENTS, OFTEN COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ART-FORMS INCLUDING THEATRE, FILM, DANCE AND PUPPETRY, TO REACH PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT USUALLY ATTRACTED TO CLASSICAL CONCERTS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income grew to £201,932 in the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by increased donations and grants. However, the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £4,292, resulting in total free reserves of £13,491, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £20,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Continuo Foundation — “The Purcell, The Musical 2026 tour is supported by a grant from Continuo Foundation and the Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation.” (source page)
• Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation — “The Purcell, The Musical 2026 tour is supported by a grant from Continuo Foundation and the Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation.” (source page)
• Cockayne Grants for the Arts — “The London performances are supported by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a Donor Advised Fund, held at The Prism Charitable Trust .” (source page)
• The Prism Charitable Trust — “The London performances are supported by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a Donor Advised Fund, held at The Prism Charitable Trust .” (source page)
• The Cockaigne Fund at Foundation Scotland — “The Scotland performances are supported by The Cockaigne Fund at Foundation Scotland, The Pear Tree Fund for Music, The Stafford Trust, The …” (source page)
• The Pear Tree Fund for Music — “The Scotland performances are supported by The Cockaigne Fund at Foundation Scotland, The Pear Tree Fund for Music, The Stafford Trust, The …” (source page)
• The Stafford Trust — “The Scotland performances are supported by The Cockaigne Fund at Foundation Scotland, The Pear Tree Fund for Music, The Stafford Trust, The …” (source page)
• The Hugh Fraser Foundation — “The Scotland performances are supported by The Cockaigne Fund at Foundation Scotland, The Pear Tree Fund for Music, The Stafford Trust, The …” (source page)
• James T Howat Charitable Trust — “The Scotland performances are supported by The Cockaigne Fund at Foundation Scotland, The Pear Tree Fund for Music, The Stafford Trust, The …” (source page)
• The Grimmitt Trust — “The Wolverhampton performance is supported by The Grimmitt Trust and The WED Charitable Trust.” (source page)
• The WED Charitable Trust — “The Wolverhampton performance is supported by The Grimmitt Trust and The WED Charitable Trust.” (source page)
• The Nugee Foundation — “The school workshops are supported by The Nugee Foundation.” (source page)
• The James Beattie Charitable Trust — “The Wolverhampton school workshops are supported by The James Beattie Charitable Trust.” (source page)
• Colwinston Charitable Trust — “The Wales performances are supported by Colwinston Charitable Trust and the Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity.” (source page)
• The Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity — “The Wales performances are supported by Colwinston Charitable Trust and the Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity.” (source page)

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (21/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chung Hin Chloe Lam
• Elizabeth Rosemary Davies
• Joanne Nicola McIntosh

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE TENEBRAE CHOIR.

• THE TENEBRAE CHOIR income £1.6m
• THE ENGLISH CONCERT income £1.4m
• OXFORD LIEDER income £710k
• TOGETHER IN MUSICAL EXPRESSION income £43k
• THE TEMPLE MUSIC FOUNDATION income £513k
• MUSIC AND THEATRE FOR ALL income £101k

Side by side with its peers

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